The prophet's handbook
Prophets have, based on the above, invocative, actuative, and demonstrative authority and power. Another major difference between the two is that the prophet also has enforcement power with that authority to provoke the performance of his other words in the earth. This is due in part to the supernatural contingent of angels assigned to the ministry. Mimicking the Prophet
Unfortunately, many people want to be prophets so badly that they intrude into the office’s spheres with no capacity, aptitude, or resource for it. What happens in these cases is that they operate on their gifts rather than their New Creation spirits. This makes them susceptible to divining devils looking to give voice to their wills and actions in the earth through the power of a born-again soul. Unintentionally, and often unknowingly, these people become vessels of divination. Since the deity performing their words is not the Lord Most High, such prophets become adept at divining from devils and thus operate more as psychics than prophets. Recall Balaam’s words when he finally met the Almighty. He recognized a definite difference in his prophetic abilities. (See Numbers 24:15– 16.) While he was operating his prophetics, he did so by the power of whatever divine spirit happened to be in his vicinity. While Balaam did not know the difference before the Almighty’s enhancements, he surely discovered the distinction once the real God put a word in his mouth. Generally speaking, the only one who can really identify and articulate that something is wrong with such prophetics is another New Creation prophet. This is according to the tenor of 1 Corinthians 14:29. Others may sense that something is wrong, but they are often unable to detect or express where the problem lies. It takes another professional prophet who can tell precisely how or why a prophetic operation he witnesses is wrong. Many prophets can only do so with sound, reputable prophetic training and education. How Prophecy Sets Things in Motion Birthing spiritual products is a direct result of the word of the Lord in a person, agent, or force. God’s auto-verbal acts and their processes are what the Creator calls prophetic. Auto-verbal means, in this case, that which is set in motion by a spoken word, to act by an embedded sign and power. When God,
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